House of Lords Business

Baroness Barran to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sherlock on 7 August (HL344), how many staff (1) in the Ministry of Justice, (2) in the Crown Prosecution Service, and (3) supporting the Law Officers, are permitted to undertake diversity-related network time during core working hours; what is the percentage of overall working time they are… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Barran to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sherlock on 7 August (HL344), how many staff in the Department for Health and Social Care are permitted to undertake diversity-related network time during core working hours; what is the percentage of overall working time they are permitted to spend on such network activity; how many hours a… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Barran to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sherlock on 7 August (HL344), how many staff in (1) the Department for Business and Trade, and (2) UK Export Finance, are permitted to undertake diversity-related network time during core working hours; what is the percentage of overall working time they are permitted to spend on such networ… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Barran to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sherlock on 7 August (HL344), how many staff in the Department for Education are permitted to undertake diversity-related network time during core working hours; what is the percentage of overall working time they are permitted to spend on such network activity; how many hours are allocated… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Barran to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sherlock on 7 August (HL344), how many staff in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport are permitted to undertake diversity-related network time during core working hours; what is the percentage of overall working time they are permitted to spend on such network activity; how many hours… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Barran to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the letter signed by over 600 academics and seven British Nobel laureates to the Secretary of State for Education calling for the implementation of the remaining provisions of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023.  HL1704

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to publish a full environmental impact assessment concurrently with the publication of their Net Zero Strategy, and if not, what they plan to publish and when.  HL1705

Lord Birt to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the accounts that United Utilities failed to report sewage discharges into Lake Windermere between 2021 and 2023.  HL1706

Lord Caine to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in establishing the Castlereagh Foundation provided for in section 8 of the Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022.  HL1707

Viscount Camrose to ask His Majesty's Government which Departments had not agreed their spending settlements ahead of the Autumn Budget Statement by 16 October.  HL1708

Baroness Coussins to ask His Majesty's Government whether their sector-specific approach to developing regulation on artificial intelligence will include consideration of the challenges of machine translation, which cuts across all sectors.  HL1709

Baroness Cumberlege to ask His Majesty's Government when they will respond to the report by the Patient Safety Commissioner The Hughes Report: Options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh, published on 7 February.  HL1710

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government how many meetings that they have had with European Union officials have taken place in Northern Ireland regarding the Windsor Framework in (1) 2023 and (2) 2024.  HL1711

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government what is the proportion of goods moving into Northern Ireland from Great Britain that are deemed to be at risk and are therefore subject to full EU compliance requirements.  HL1712

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government what is the total cost of the arrangements for trading between Great Britain and Northern Ireland borne by (1) His Majesty's Government, (2) the Northern Ireland Executive, (3) other Northern Ireland public authorities, and (4) the private sector.  HL1713

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government what is their current policy on access to senior UK ministers for ministers of the government of Taiwan.  HL1714

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that the government of Israel permitted funds to flow to the Hamas terrorist organisation from third party countries via Israel.  HL1715

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 15 October (HL1391), what have been the costs to date of the Cory report, the inquiry headed by Sir Desmond de Silva into the death of Patrick Finucane, the Stevens Inquiries and the Robert Hamill Inquiry.  HL1716

Lord Jamieson to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend that the new National Planning Policy Framework proposals that are currently being consulted on should be used as a basis for planning decisions before they are adopted.  HL1717

Lord Jamieson to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 16 September (HL630), whether they can produce a price per square metre for housing by local authority, based on the regional price estimate per square metre produced by the Office for National Statistics.  HL1718

Lord Jamieson to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 16 September (HL633), what additional powers will be provided to local authorities to encourage land owners to increase build-out rates on sites allocated for housing.  HL1719

Lord Jamieson to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to fund local authorities’ additional school capital needs for any potential increase in pupils in local authority maintained schools, as a result of levying VAT on private school fees.  HL1720

Lord Jamieson to ask His Majesty's Government whether there will be any consequences for London boroughs and the London Assembly if they fail to meet the targets set out in the National Planning Policy Framework.  HL1721

Lord Jamieson to ask His Majesty's Government how they plan to work with councils and housing associations to review how the regeneration and densification of existing estates can help meet their target of 1.5 million new homes.  HL1722

Lord Lexden to ask His Majesty's Government how many international students are currently studying in English universities, and what is the total amount these pupils will pay in tuition fees this academic year.  HL1723

Lord Lexden to ask His Majesty's Government what data they have on the number of international students studying in English universities who attended English independent schools, and what assessment they have made of any potential loss of income for English universities as a result of levying VAT on independent school fees.  HL1724

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government what they estimate the total cost for all types of benefits available to working age adults and children will be for each 0.1 per cent increment increase in April 2025.  HL1725

Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown to ask His Majesty's Government how many migrants have entered the UK in small boats since the general election; and how many entered the UK in small boats in the five months up to the general election.  HL1726

Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to reopen hotels to house migrants crossing the Channel in small boats.  HL1727

Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown to ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of the population in each region are claiming incapacity benefits.  HL1728

Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to safeguards to ensure that any proposed changes to the law on assisted dying will not put the most vulnerable at risk.  HL1729

Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown to ask His Majesty's Government whether all public appointments by Ministers since the election have gone through open appointment processes; and whether any rules on advertising appointments have been circumvented.  HL1730

Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to tackle the harmful effects of gambling.  HL1731

Baroness Pinnock to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adherence of local authorities to the requirement of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 that profits from off-street car parking may not be transferred to their general fund.  HL1732

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide certainty to schools and local authorities about the future of the Holiday Activities and Food Programme after the scheme ends in March 2025.  HL1733

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendations contained in the Barnardo's and Co-op report A recipe for success: How do children and young people want to access food in their communities?, published in September, (1) to extend eligibility of the Holiday Activities and Food Programme to all ho… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the performance of the rural economy compared to that of other countries in Europe.  HL1735

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Rural Coalition and Pragmatix Advisory Reigniting rural futures: Rural communities’ capacity to boost economic growth, published in May; in particular, the claim that the rural economy could generate between £9 and £19 billion of additional tax revenue with inc… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Stone of Blackheath to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to support the plant-based by default approach to hospital menus proposed in the letter sent by the Plants First Healthcare Campaign to NHS Trusts and integrated care boards on 16 October, and if so, how.  HL1737

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Ukie report Supercharged: Powering the future of the UK video game and interactive entertainment industry, published on 11 September, what assessment they have made of the recommendation contained in that report to offer competitive tax reliefs for the video game sector.  HL1738

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of calls for a reduction in stamp duty tax on shares in small companies.  HL1739

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they taking to support energy companies to fund support packages for customers this winter.  HL1740

Baroness Thomas of Winchester to ask His Majesty's Government what is the average waiting time for Personal Independence Payment assessments.  HL1741

Baroness Thomas of Winchester to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the way Personal Independence Payments are accessed by people with fluctuating conditions.  HL1742

Baroness Tyler of Enfield to ask His Majesty's Government which Department has lead responsibility for children and young people’s mental health.  HL1743

Lord Wasserman to ask His Majesty's Government when they expect the Law Enforcement Data Service to be fully operational and the Police National Computer to be retired.  HL1744

Lord Wasserman to ask His Majesty's Government how much the Law Enforcement Data Service will have cost by the time it is fully operational.  HL1745

Lord Wasserman to ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to complete the procurement of a new supplier for mobile radio and data services for the emergency services; and when they estimate it will be possible to shut down the Airwave service.  HL1746

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government who will be responsible for civil law on Diego Garcia after any agreement with Mauritius.  HL1747

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government what flag will fly over Diego Garcia after any agreement with Mauritius.  HL1748

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government whether Mauritius will have any input into whether or where kinetic weapon strikes which are launched from Diego Garcia are targeted.  HL1749

Baroness Wolf of Dulwich to ask His Majesty's Government how many organisations were liable to pay the apprenticeship levy in (1) 2019–2020 and (2) 2022–2023.  HL1750